President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talk during the State Dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in New Dehli, India, Nov. 8, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)Obama, The Street Kid From Jakarta, Knows US Dominance Of Asia Is Over -- Pankaj Mishra, the Guardian
Like no other American politician, Barack Obama's aware of the dramatic reversal in relationship between his new and old homes
Barack Obama has embarked on his tour of four Asian countries (India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan); and you might expect him to have a full foreign-policy agenda. Relations between Japan and China have deteriorated sharply following the Japanese seizure of a Chinese fishing boat. South Korea, another stalwart American client, has much to fear from the political transitions of its mysterious neighbour.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Will India step up? -- L.A. Times editorial
The Afghan War: To 2014 and beyond -- Justin Elliot, Salon
What's Next for Burma Opposition After Elections? -- Hannah Beech, Time Magazine
Archbishop: Iraqi Christians face 'premeditated ethnic cleansing' -- Max Strasser, Foreign Policy
Al Qaeda oasis in Yemen: Poverty-stricken land a natural haven for jihadis -- Arnaud de Borchgrave, Washington Times
Thwarting terror attacks, from the ground up -- Washington Post editorial
Dead on delivery: The GOP's midterm gains are certain to kill Obama's arms-control deal with Russia -- Daniel Larison, The Week
Delusion Points: Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad. -- Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy
Heavily Armed Realists -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post
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